Hanzi
Traditional
壓
Simplified
压

used in 壓根兒|压根儿[ya4 gen1 r5] and 壓馬路|压马路[ya4 ma3 lu4] and 壓板|压板[ya4 ban3]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

yā, yà

Bopomofo

ㄧㄚ, ㄧㄚˋ

Jyutping

aat3

Example sentences

壓 / 压 yā
他用石頭把紙壓住。
他用石头把纸压住。

He used a stone to hold down the paper.

扁 biǎn
這個箱子被壓扁了。
这个箱子被压扁了。

This box was crushed flat.

壓力 / 压力 yālì
現代人面臨很大的工作壓力。
现代人面临很大的工作压力。

Modern people face great work pressure.

某些 mǒuxiē
某些人在面對壓力時會感到焦慮。
某些人在面对压力时会感到焦虑。

Some people feel anxious when facing pressure.

壓抑 / 压抑 yāyì
他一直壓抑著內心實的恐懼。
他一直压抑著内心实的恐惧。

He has been suppressing the fear inside him.

壓倒 / 压倒 yādǎo
他以壓倒性的多數贏得了選舉。
他以压倒性的多数赢得了选举。

He won the election by an overwhelming majority.

壓制 / 压制 yāzhì
政府試圖壓制反對的聲音。
政府试图压制反对的声音。

The government tried to suppress the voices of opposition.

Example Vocabulary

壓

ya1

to press; to hold down; to weigh down

壓力

ya1'li4

pressure

壓抑

ya1'yi4

to suppress; to inhibit

增壓

壓倒

ya1'dao3

to overwhelm; to overpower; to suppress

壓制

ya1'zhi4

to suppress; to inhibit by force

壓扁

壓擠

低壓

di1'ya1

低氣壓

di1'qi4'ya1

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